Research Development Fellows
ProgramAn Overview
Kimberly Andrews Espy, Ph.D.Associate Vice Chancellor for Research& Acting Dean of Graduate StudiesCharles Bessey Professor
December 3, 2010
The Program
Started in 2009 as an expansion of previous efforts to assist new faculty in their pursuit of external funding.
The RDFP is a competitive program that represents a substantial investment in promising new faculty
The RDFP is designed to provide the practical information and experience pre-tenure faculty need to successfully compete for external grant funding.
Wei Qiao – NSF CAREER (2009)
Richard Wilson – EPSCOR FIRST Award (2009), PANS paper
End Goal & Format
The program's goal is to help early career faculty enhance their proposal development skills and prepare a complete proposal for submission through:
-Mentoring -Consultation with Program Officers
-Learning Activities -NURamp
-Consultation -1:1 Assistance from the Office of
-Expert Review Proposal Development and Office of
Sponsored Programs
Key Players
Kimberly Andrews Espy– Associate Vice Chancellor for Research
Noah Clayton– Project Manager, Offi ce of Research
Nathan Meier, Tisha Gilreath Mullen, Carrie Wiese– Offi ce of Proposal Development
Offi ce of Sponsored Programs and ORED Communications Team
Mentors & Mentees
Determine a workplan to accommodate individual work styles (work out logistics)
Mentors: Provide feedback, advice, serve as a sounding board, reviewer, resource guide
Fellows: Work with mentors to learn about the grantsmanship process and develop skills to become more competitive in the pursuit of external funding
Expectations
Submit a proposal!
Meet regularly to discuss project conceptualization, goals and objectives, research plan, etc.
Commit to a mentor-mentee relationship for 1-year
– Mentoring agreements due 12/10 to Noah
Work with OPD and Noah
Report any issues to Dr. Espy
We do not expect you to obtain funding on your first round. Grantsmanship is a lesson in persistance
Upcoming Calendar Highlights
Jan. 18 – Developing informative white papers and tear sheets for effective funding agency visits – (3:30, Alex. 203)
Jan. 24-28 – Individual program selection meetings
Feb. 23-24 - NSF applicants program offi cer visit
March 18 - Russell Morrison “Write Winning Grants” seminar
NURamp (schedule out in early Jan.)
Activities
Attendance is required for all activities
Stay informed of activities and events through the RDFP calendar webpage:
http://research.unl.edu/facultyresources/fellowscalendar.shtml
Questions?
For any questions regarding the program or anything else research related, contact:
Noah Clayton, M.A.
402.472.8031